Measuring-tape-holding device.



G. W. KERR. MEASURING TAPE HOLDING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 31, 1910.

Patented Jan. 2

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32 C. W. KERR.

MEASURING TAPE HOLDING DEVIGE. APPLIOATION FILED D110. 31, 1910.

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G. W. KERR.

MEASURING TAPE HOLDING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 31, 1910.

1 ,01 3 ,400. Patented Jan. 2, 1912.

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Be it known t 'a citizen of the United 7 ascertaining the angleof'theslope so that;

othefobjects dadvantages'wlll'be ap jtached parts, Fig. {lis a field view through 1 I, "the sight tube'of the'clinometer, showin'g'a "nalmeasur'em'ent of 100 feet, and I employ a clinometer having a semicircular gradui -To all 057mm it may concern Park City, in the county of Yellowstone and Stateot Montana, have invented certain'ne'w 'holding'devic'es adapted to assist in making I el'ijnometer measurements, for use insurvey- *i'n'g'and in similar operations. j 'A particular object of the invention is'to measuring tape ever the point from which;

it will be understood that changes in the H s'pecific structure shown and described'may 3O tion.

"partly in section ofthe tape reel and at device shownin Fig. 2, Fig. 7'1s'a vertical sectional view on the line'7-7of Fig.2.

1 STATES FPAT'E T era-lee."

' CHARLES, W. KERR, ,OF PARK CITY, MONTANA.

MEASURING-TAFE'E-HOLDING DEVICE.

Specificationof I ett ers Patent, Patented Jan." 2,1];912.

' Application filed December 31,1910. 'SerialNo. 600,219.

1l3'o'rmed centrally of the'cross bar lil'isa hat '1, CHARLES W. KERR,' recess 11" and secured'ini-the bar at'each side States, residlng at of-the recess by the set screw 14; are the the outer ends of said shafts are the ends of the yoke 12 provided with a handle 13 for holding the device when in use. The'bar 11 also has a central groove extending out- -iwardfrom;the recess 11 to one'end; and engaged in said groove andhaving atone end and useful Improvemnts 1n Measuring; Tape-Holding Devices,ot which the fol-g lowing is a specification. T Z This inventionrel'ates to measuring tape bar42 held in pivotally adjusted position in'the slot by the'set screw43'. I

provide an ellicient device which atl'ordsa practical way of measuring over uneveiii round. V 2

A further object is to provide means tori *w'hichfprojects from'the barll-is vernler -th'0se marked'on'the 'tape 20 to'secure more "accurate measurement of said tape.

Mounted inthe recess 11 and -depending therethrou'ghis'the vertical'sighetube 16 having'pi-vot-bearings 16 tormedin its sides in which are engaged the pointed ends of -the-shafts' 14, 'the lower end of said tube -swinging"over the member10which is of such "width as to "extend under the-i tube to 'close half the fieldof sight, as shown-in Fig. 4, a sight wire 41' being secured to the lower end of'the'tube 16- and'adapted tocoincide with the 'graduatio'ns 39 'on the member 10 to indicate the slo'peangle, while the post 40 -w'ill appear inthe other halt'otthe field and I bebisected by the wire when the c'linometer "is in proper position i a "Slidably'mo'unted on the bar ail-is a clamp plate 17 through'which is threaded the bind- "ing screw 18* having an -enlarge(l":fOot 19 adapted to' engage and hold' the "end of the tape 20 which is disposed over the graduated upper face of 'tlIB'VGIIllGI' 1'5. A threaded "StBIn'fZl is'rotatably connected to the plate '17 an'd'is threaded through a bracket 23 on "the'bar 42, the rotation'of said stem by its headflQ serving to'mo've the plate longitudiit may be graded a proper degree for a" cer-Z taindistance. I

A still further'object is to provide means; for accurately disposing one end ofjthe;

the measurement is taken, sjo 'tha't the angle of the slope may be read at thesam'e time.

parent from the following'description,'"and be made within the scope of the claims with-1 out departing from the spirit of the inven-g In the drawings Figure is a side View, of the devicein use, Figu2 1s a side eleva-I tion of the clinometer used in connection withmy devlce, Fig. '3 is aside elevation portion of the scale and the markingpeg, Fig. 5 is a top plan vi'ew'of'the deviceshown'; in Fig'.' 3, Fig. 6 is "a top plan view of-the Referring in detail'to the drawing, Ijhave shown my improved device in use for measuring the slope ofa hill having a longitudiover the vernier fer accurate measurement The tape 20 shoud be made long enough to allow for a the difference between the slope and the horizontal measurement-thereoffor slopes varying in degree up to 45 degrees, whichiwil'l reqi'lire a slopemeasurement of 1-100 'divided by the'cosine 0t 45 degrees which ated member 10 with across bar 11 form ng a'cliord connecting the ends of the member; 10 and-- preferably integral therewith;

the yoke-42 pivotedon the shafts l l'is the o'rm'ed 'on the outer end of the ba-r p42 pivot-shafts 14, while pivotallymounted: on

15 for indicating smaller graduations than nally on" the bare? tomove the tapeslowly the dr w'n a 1 gs,

equals 141.42 plus feet for 100 feet horizontal measurement.

For measurements less than 100 feet, the slop measure may be ascertained by substituting the desired length for 100 feet in the above formula.

The adjustment of the bar 42 as previously described, is provided for in order to bring the member to the proper position when the tape is under proper tension and the ends thereof are on the same elevation so that the wire 41 carried by the vertical sight I the angle of inclination.

I disposed at the Adapted to be used in connection with the clinometer is a reel 24 having an operating handle 25, which is carried in a frame 26 forward end of which, and above the reel 24, is a roller 27 over which the tape 20 extends so as to form a guide therefor. The tape is disposed through a clamp 28 of the usual type whereby it may be held at any desired the measurement or length of the slope, of which the angle of inclination is being taken. The tape is slidable upon an extension 29 which is graduated upon its upper surface to indicate the degree of expansion of the tape which is preferably of metal, so that an accurate measurement may be made according to the atmospheric temperature. The extension 29 also permits the tape to be disposed in a straight line from the top of the frame and has a notch or shoulder 30 formed therein for the engagement of a plumb line 31 suspended therefrom and located a suitable distance from the reel so that the use of the plumb bob 32 and its line 31, to which said bob is secured, will not be interfered with when measuring steep slopes. Furthermore, in making accurate measurements, it is necessary and desirable to provide means for measuring the tension of the tape, and for this purpose I provide a the extension so as to indicate the tape between the two devices, whereby stem 33 having a handle 34, said stem being disposed loosely through an aperture 35 in the rear extension of the frame as shown at 36, a coil spring 37 being disposed around the stem 33 and held from outward movement by means of a cap 38 threaded upon the end of the extension 36. The stem 33 carries a pointer 44 which extends through a slot 39 in the extension 36 and is movable over graduations 45 upon the upper face of the tension of point according tothe tape may be held or stretched at the same tension to obtain more uniform measurements. V r i In the operation of measuring with the apparatus'above described, the rear tapeman holds the clinometer by the handle 13 and sighting through the vertical sight tube 16, brings the clinometer directly over the point of the ground at which the peg 40 has been driven and the slope angle is read upon the graduations 39 by the wire 41. The head tapeman is then notified of the proper length for such slope measurement and: allowing for the degree of expansion, he clamps the tape with the member 28' after it has been'unreeled to the proper point. The tape is then held in a position so that the sight tube will indicate the same angle and by giving the tape the proper tension, which can be ascertained by the hand 44 the plumb bob is suspended and the head tapeman then conveys the measurement to the ground which may be marked by a stake. The new mark is then occupied by the, rear tapeman who holds the clinometer and the measurements are continued throughout the length of a hill, thereby providing an efficient device for measuring the angle of slope thereof.

Another advantage of the deviceis that when the device is being used, on level ground, the clinometer serves to keep the tape level and in this position would read zero. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. 'A measuring device comprising in combination, a clinometer gage, a tape having proper scale measurements thereon, means carried by the gage for clamping the tape thereto, a tape reel secured to the other end of the tape and a plumb bob suspended therefrom.

2. A measuring device comprising the combination with a tape having proper scale measurements; of a clinometer gage to. which the tape is secured, said gage having a vertical sight tube for locating the proper point from which a measurement is taken, a tape reel secured to the other end of the tape and having a tension locating a point depended vertically from the other limit of measurement.

3. A device for ascertaining the angle of a slope over uneven ground, comprising a frame, a tape reel carrying a tape and rotatably mounted upon the frame, a guide for said tape, a clinometer secured to the opposite end of the tape for ascertainin the device and means for 4. A device for measuring over uneven ground, comprising means for ascertaining the slope of the ground, a tape having one end secured to said means, divided to give the proper slope length, and means secured to the other end of the tape for locating a point below the other end of the tape.

CHARLES w. KERR.

lVitnesses:

F. B. DIGKERSON, RONALD HARRIS.

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